Speechwriter's doodles part of Clinton documents

Updated 8:37 PM ET, Fri February 28, 2014

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Scribbles from the inner circle – The doodling of then-White House speechwriter Jeff Shesol was unearthed in the Clinton administration documents released on February 28. Shesol's comic strip "Thatch" was nationally syndicated from 1994 to 1998. He also authored "Supreme Power: Frankin Roosevelt vs. The Supreme Court." The Clinton-era speechwriter doodled during White House meetings. This image by Shesol was created during a May 19, 1998, meeting about an MIT commencement address. Click through to see more Shesol's doodles.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – The doodle was penned by Shesol during a June 1, 1998, White House policy meeting.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – This doodle was also created by Shesol during that meeting on June 1, 1998.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – This image of a disembodied hand bearing a watch was also doodled by Shesol on June 1, 1998.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – "What is the carrot?" That is the question in this June 1, 1998 doodle.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – Another image from Sheshol's pen on June 1, 1998.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – The doodle of what appears to be an old-style telephone was sketched by Shesol during a May 26, 1998, White House meeting.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – The doodle was found in notes about a May 10, 1999, meeting and White House strategy session on children and violence.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – The light's on in this Sheshol doodle, found in May 6, 1999, notes about a White House strategy session on children and violence.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – This Sheshol doodle was found on notes from a White House meeting on China trade from May 23, 2000.

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Scribbles from the inner circle – Shark! This doodle by Sheshol was also found on a May 18, 1998, memo about an MIT commencement address.